(Tuesday, December 31, 1991) — ABC News presented its review of 1991, closing tonight’s broadcast of “World News Tonight With Peter Jennings.”
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‘The Consultant’ episodes airs on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ 30 years ago this hour (1981)
Video: 'The Consultant " (clip)
(Wednesday, December 30, 1981, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.
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NBC News reviews the year of 1991 – 20 years ago this hour (1991)
(Monday, December 30, 1991) — NBC News presented its review of 1991, closing tonight’s broadcast of “NBC Nightly News.”
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‘Odd Man In’ episodes airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
Video: 'Odd Man In' (part 1)
(Tuesday, December 28, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — A veteran criminal who has already had dealings with Five-O escapes, and plans to steal millions of dollars from drug smugglers on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Odd Man In’ episodes airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
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Lena Horne interviewed on ’60 Minutes’ 30 years ago this hour (1981)
(Sunday, December 27, 1981, 7 p.m. EST) — Entertainer and civil rights activist Lena Horne, still celebrating her sexuality at age 64, was interviewed by Ed Bradley on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV news magazine 60 Minutes.
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British forces reoccupy Benghazi in Libya 70 years ago today (1941)
Video: Benghazi reoccupied (at 0:04)
(Wednesday, December 24, 1941) — Benghazi was reoccupied by the British today after the Germans were found to have abandoned the Cyrenaican city of eastern Libya during the North African Campaign of World War II.
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Jimmy Hoffa reunited with family 40 years ago today (1971)
Video: Hoffa reunited with wife (at 1:15)
(Thursday, December 23, 1971) — James Hoffa, the former Teamsters Union president, was reunited today with his ailing wife and family, hours after being freed from federal prison by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
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‘Five Characters in Search of an Exit’ premieres on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 50 years ago this hour (1961)
Video: 'Five Characters in Search of an Exit' (part 2)
(Friday, December 22, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — A hobo, clown, bagpipe player, ballerina and military officer are trapped in a huge cylinder on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone.
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‘Harold and Maude’ opens in New York 40 years ago today (1971)
Video: 'Harold and Maude' trailer
(Monday, December 20, 1971) — Harold and Maude, a film about a young man intrigued with death (Bud Cort) who develops a relationship with an old woman named Maude (Ruth Gordon), opened today at the Coronet in New York City.
Directed by Hal Ashby, the dark comedy is ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Laughs list.
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‘Christmas Day at the Bunkers” episode air on ‘All In The Family’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
(Saturday, December 18, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — It’s Christmas Day and Archie is the only one not in the Christmas spirit on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family.
